Description

what is description?

• something used to describe something

• a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event

• a sort, kind, or class of people or things

• one of the rhetorical modes, along with exposition, argumentation, and narration

which of the following is a good example of descriptive writing

• my uber driver looked like a deflating airbag and sounded like talk radio on repeat.

• the waves rolled along the shore in a graceful, gentle rhythm, as if dancing with the land.

• chocolate. three different types and three different distinct flavors, each of which has its own unique benefits. because, you know, chocolate is sooooo healthy.

• the Terracotta Army is a big collection of Terracotta sculptures that shows Qing Shi Huang's army. he was the first emperor of China.

the sentence : the boy swims and dives, is it a bad example of descriptive writing?

• yes

• no

• yes, because the sentence is missing detail

• no, because it describes what the boy does

why is description used in literature?

• because it's fun

• because it adds emphasis to the message the author/ writer is trying to convey

• because if i use it i'll get an A in this class

• because it makes my writing a lot better

what is one mistake when it comes to descriptive writing?

• one mistake is that people go off topic with their details

• one mistake is that is doesn't sound right

• one mistake is that it could be longer

• one mistake is that people use wrong examples to support what they are trying to say

in what type of writing is description used?

• poems

• essays

• novels

• all the above and more

true or false: if description is not used in a text, it will be missing a key element to the writing

• true

• false

where can we see that description is being used in a text

• details sound good and lengthy

• words are very fancy

• the detail words are usually quite noticeable as they tend to be specific, evocative, and concise

• writer described what the message was

true or false: descriptive examples use the following: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch

• false

• true

find the details in the sentence:

at the back of the room, on the back side, an obiong square was out in the wall and a large woman with a soft, round face peered through at us.

• no words

• obiong square

• large woman

• obiong square, a large woman with a soft, round face peered through at us